Beverly Hills Manners: Golden Rules from the World's Most Glamorous Zip Code
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Beverly Hills Manners: Golden Rules from the World's Most Glamorous Zip Code
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Overview
From Saudi princesses to Oscar winners, talent agents to intelligence operatives, child actresses, butlers, and football players, Lisa has amassed an astounding roster. She’s taught Oscar nominees how to successfully navigate the red carpet, sorority girls to use forks and knives, and NFL coaches to shake hands. In this book, she reflects on those experiences to teach you how to present yourself as a respectable professional in real-world situations.
Beverly Hills Manners covers more than just table manners. It includes advice on what Lisa calls “Child Wrangling”—laying down the law as parents when it comes to cliques, bullying, and cattiness—and netiquette, a vital new discipline in tune with every type of social media. You’ll also learn how to gracefully conduct yourself during life’s most trying moments, such as comforting a friend on the loss of a loved one or agreeing to help a family member who may be down on his luck.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781629148694 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Publication date: | 11/11/2014 |
| Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Sales rank: | 994,679 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
| Age Range: | 14 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Welcome to Beverly Hills 1
Chapter 1 Keeping Up Appearances
No Second Chances: First Impressions, Lasting Impact 10
Fake It Until You Make It 11
Poise, Confidence, Acting Skills 11
Look the Part (or Someone Else Will Get It) 11
Wardrobe Malfunction! 13
Body Language Needs No Translation App 14
Slow Down the Beat 15
How to Land Safely into a Chair 16
Outtake: How to Walk in High Heels 17
Lights, Cameras, Close-ups, Oh My! 19
Clip It, Clean It, but Don't Cause Injury 20
Wipe Down All Exposed Surfaces 21
Keep Unsightly Habits Out of Sight 23
A Fashion Versus Style Smackdown 24
Outtake: A Few Tips About Apparel 26
First I look at the Purse 27
Outtake: Stash and Carry 28
Chapter 2 Pleased to Meet Me
If You Could Hear Yourself Talk … 30
Easy on the Ears 30
Language! 31
Meet and Greet, Neat 33
The Winning Handshake 35
Eye-to-Eye 37
Please Be Careful Not to Stare 37
Outtake: The Name Game 39
Outtake: Addressing the Ladies 40
Smack! Incoming Air Kiss 42
Chapter 3 Indirect Communications
A Word about Privacy 44
Telephony 45
Mind Your Mobile Manners 49
Texting and Subtexting 50
Old-Fashioned Email 52
Get It Right in Writing 54
Support the US Postal Service 54
Thank You for Writing a Thank-You Note 55
Unsocial Media 57
Tweet Me? Tweet You! 58
Killing Time on Facebook 60
Someone Is Watching You Read This Right Now 61
Chapter 4 Step Into My Office
You Got the Interview. Now What? 65
Separate Yourself from the Pack 66
Suit Up 67
Hug It Out or Just Shake Hands? 70
Age Before Beauty (There Is an Established Hierarchy) 71
Get Actual Business Cards 72
Leave It at Home: Personal Business at Work 73
Go Pro 74
There Will Be Meetings 77
Answer the Phone! 78
Everyone Looks Like Hell on Skype 79
Power Dinnering 80
Global Economy 101 83
Outtake: A Quick Trip Around the World of Business Protocols 85
Chapter 5 On Location
First of All, You'll Need a Date 89
Revive Chivalry 91
Outtake-, Dating in the Digital Age 93
Now Make Your Grand Entrance 96
Outtake: Hit the Red Carpet Like a Rock Star 96
Superstar Service 99
Dine with Decorum 100
Outtake: The Tipping Point 107
Strict Diets Versus Annoyingly Picky Eaters 108
Taking Tea in Beverly Hills 110
Never Let 'Em See You Sweat 111
Expose Yourself to Art 115
Home Entertainment 117
The Invitation Sets the Tone 117
The Social Cost of Not RSVPing 118
Dinner Party Circuit 119
Outtake: Host a Marvelous Dinner Party 120
Outtake: Be a Fabulous Dinner Guest 122
Mutually Exclusive: A Day at the Country Club 123
High Social Anxiety 124
The Dreaded One-on-One 126
Outtake: Ice-breakers 127
Outtake: Conversation Killers 130
Chapter 6 Stress-Free Holidays (There's no such thing.)
Shopping without Dropping 134
The Family Trap 135
The Holiday Gift Extravaganza 136
Rules of Re-gifting 139
Beware the Office Party 140
Chapter 7 Happy Houseguesting
Good Guest Check List 144
The Never-Coming-Back List of Things to Do 146
Chapter 8 The Cordial Bride
Family Stress, Money: Who Pays for What? 148
Outtake: How Not to Ruin Someone's Nuptials 149
The Overexposed Wedding 150
Bachelorette Party Debacles 151
Finally the Big Day 153
Runaway Brides, Runaway Grooms, and Broken Engagements 154
Chapter 9 Planes, Trains, Roads, and Rage
Bumper-to-Bumper Frustration 158
Brother, Can You Spare a Parking Space? 160
Civil Aviation 162
Elevator to the Stars 166
Chapter 10 Child Wrangling
Check Your Bags at the Door 171
Fun Is Your Best Teaching Partner 172
Don't Encase Your Kids in Lucite 175
Make the Dinner Table a Demilitarized Zone 178
Outtake: Personal Space with Siblings 180
Outtake: Chores for All Ages 180
Domestiquette 181
Socializing Children in the Pack 183
Techno-Babysitting 184
The Playdating Game 185
Hell Is Other People's Children 187
Outtake: Petiquette 188
This Is an Ad for Summer Camp 191
Outtake: Birthday Parties for Beginners 193
Children in Tow 195
Outtake: Air Travel with Offspring 198
The Holiday Marathon with Kids 198
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Open Season 200
Entrance to Private School Is Destiny 202
You Made It in. Congrats! 208
Zero Tolerance: Cliques, Cattiness, and Bullying 213
Bad Sportsmanship 215
Back to School for Parents 217
Outtake: Parent/Teacher Relationships 220
Ages and Stages 220
Chapter 11 The Un-mentionables
The Money-Go-Round 229
Doing the Splits 234
The Inevitable Loss 237
Chapter 12 When Things Go Horribly, Horribly Wrong
Agonizing Apologies 244
Embarrassing Moments 245
Grace under Fire 246
Pet Peeves, A-to-2 249
My Final Words 252
Test Your Etiquette Quotient: How Retentive Are You? 253
Acknowledgments 261
Lisa Gaché: Executive Biography 263
Your Own Personal Etiquette Journal 267